Unfortunately, that thing is Verizon based. Blech.

Sprint has a USB EVDO modem that has support for windows, mac, AND LINUX (ovation U727) ... and it's not Verizon! :-)

$80 for the card, $60/mo for unlimited bandwidth ($40/mo for 40MB/mo). But, no word on whether anyone has it working with maemo.

They also have Sierra Aircard 595U USB EVDO modem, for the same pricing. But it only claims to have windows and mac support.

AT&T has the Sierra Aircard 875U USB HSDPA modem for $50 up front ($30 for 10MB/mo, $60 for unlimited data/month). And, again, it only claims windows and mac support.

Though, the Sierra site has an FAQ that tells how to _unofficially_ use the Aircard 775 with Linux. Don't know if that will work with maemo, or if it will work with other Aircard devices.

T-mobile, unfortunately, doesn't sell any USB based ones. There are third parties, like Falcon, that sell GSM GPRS USB modems and stuff, that might work with T-mobile, but I have no idea of the state of their Linux support.


What someone really needs to do is develop mobile modems that communicate to client devices via Bluetooth DUN, Bluetooth PAN, and/or act as Wifi access points (low power is fine, since it's not intended to serve your entire house). Put an internal battery in it, a USB interface solely for manipulating config files (presents itself to the host as a hard drive), and that's it. Then you don't have to worry about which OS it has drivers for, because it's going to be entirely based on standard communication protocols.